Histopathology of pancreatic acinar cell metaplasia in Barrett's esophagus
L Tiszlavicz, I Németh, A Rosztóczy, F Izbéki, Z F. Kiss, F Sükösd, J Lonovics, T Wittmann · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2006 · Heft 06
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Zusammenfassung
The presence of pancreatic acinar cell metaplasia (PACM) at lower esophageal biopsies is a particular histopathological finding. Aims: To assess the frequency of PACM among patients suffering from Barrett's oesophagus (BE) and to determine the coincidence of PACM with other columnar metaplasias. Materials and methods: Between 2000 and 2005, 380 biopsy samples obtained from 300 patients having endoscopic and histopathologic evidence of BE were examined using conventional (Hematoxilin-Eosin, Periodic Acid Schiff-Alcian Blue pH=2.5, Gomori's Aldehyde Fuschin-Alcian Blue, Giemsa) and immunohistochemical (Alpha-1-ant…
